Intern Career Counselor

Pathfinder; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 223,000 - 446,000; Part time

Job summary

Pathfinder in Islamabad seeks an Intern Career Counselor to help students build future educational or career paths. You will assess abilities, discuss goals, and support skill development to overcome challenges.

You will also coach students on job hunting, including resume writing, interview preparation, and crafting compelling cover letters, while guiding parents and professionals in educational and career planning.

Qualifications

• MS degree in Career Counseling or related field.
• Listening skills to understand the students' issues before offering help.
• Knowledge of admission requirements and scholarship opportunities for Pakistan and around the world.
• Ability to empathize and work with students to overcome issues that could undermine their academic or career success.
• A non-judgmental approach while interacting with clients of diverse background.
• Demonstration of probing, questioning, attending and active listening

Responsibilities

• Educate students on resume building, interview skills, and professionalism.
• Guiding the students in determining their interests and abilities using a wide range of methods, such as aptitude assessments, interviews and planning materials.
• Facilitate students, parents and professionals for educational and careers related concerns.
• Providing satisfactory career counseling services to existing and prospect clients.

Skills

Listening skills

Empathy

Active listening

Probing questions

Career counseling

Education

MS in Career Counseling

Job description

By workingas an Intern Career Counselor, you will be aiding students in building futureeducational or career paths. You will typically help clients evaluate theirabilities and interests, overcome challenges and obstacles, and developnecessary skills. Moreover, you will also assist people in learning how to jobhunt, including associated activities such as interviewing, writing resumes andcrafting cover letters.

Tasks

• Educate students on resume building, interviewskills, and professionalism.
• Guiding the students in determining theirinterests and abilities using a wide range of methods, such as aptitudeassessments, interviews and planning materials.
• Facilitate students, parents and professionalsfor educational and careers related concerns.
• Providing satisfactory career counselingservices to existing and prospect clients.

Skills andQualifications

• MS degree in Career Counseling or in relatedfield.
• Listening skills to fully understand thestudents' issues before offering help.
• Knowledge of admission requirements andscholarship opportunities for intermediate, undergraduate and postgraduate levelwithin Pakistan and around the world.
• Ability to empathize and work with students toovercome issues that could undermine their academic or career success.
• A non-judgmental approach while interactingwith clients of diverse background.
• Demonstration of probing, questioning,attending and active listening